Nobu Restaurant Caesars Palace Restaurant Review

: Nobu at Caesars Palace is the first restaurant in chef Nobu Matsuhisa's collection to open on the Las Vegas Strip; it's also the first to reside alongside a Nobu Hotel and offer teppanyaki tables and an in-room dining menu. Upon entering from the casino or nearby elevators, the hostess, servers and an army of sushi chefs will boisterously proclaim "Irasshaimase," the Japanese greeting of welcome. Design elements include bowed columns of bamboo, colorful semi-private dining pods and oversize light fixtures inspired by Japanese tea whisks. There is a large bar plus a smaller sushi bar, round tables and booth-style seating. Some of the beautiful tabletop items are produced just for Nobu restaurants. Begin with bluefin toro tartare topped with Royal Ossetra caviar; or yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño, cilantro and garlic purée. Among toban-yaki offerings is beef tenderloin enlivened with flamed saké, deglazed yuzu, caramelized onions, and shiitake and enokitake mushrooms. A unique mix of textures, the artichoke salad is composed with shaved artichoke, crispy leeks, dry miso and red bell pepper, dressed in white truffle oil. A brick oven allows the signature dish to shine: black cod miso that is marinated and broiled to the point that it melts in your mouth. Japanese Wagyu beef, priced by the ounce, is also available. The house special sushi roll consists of yellowtail, salmon, tuna, whitefish and snow crab wrapped in paper-thin daikon. Be sure to take advantage of a list of ten sakés, imported by Hokusetsu exclusively for Nobu in the U.S., plus premium Japanese imported beers and whiskies. Among the hip cocktails is the Peruvian Caipirinha, an example of Nobu's South American influence. Save room for the bento box for dessert --- flourless chocolate cake with a white chocolate sauce, shiso syrup and green tea ice cream.